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Nat Ma Taung (Burmese: နတ်မတောင်; Khaw-nu-soum or Khonuamthung in Chin), also known as Mount Victoria, is the highest mountain in the Chin State of western Myanmar. [ 2 ] Geography
The highest peak in the Chin Hills is Khonu Msung, Nat Ma Taung, or Mount Victoria, in southern Chin State, which reaches 3,053 metres (10,016 ft). The Chin Hills–Arakan Yoma montane forests ecoregion has diverse forests with pine, camellia and teak. Falam is the largest town in the Chin Hills, lying at their southern edge.
Mount Victoria: Elevation: 3,094 m (10,151 ft) Coordinates ... They include the Naga Hills, the Chin Hills, and the Patkai range which includes the Lushai Hills. [1]
The Chin Hills-Arakan Yoma montane forests is a tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion in western Myanmar (Burma). Surrounded at lower elevations by moist tropical forests, this ecoregion is home a diverse range of subtropical and temperate species, including many species characteristic of the Himalayas, as well as many endemic species.
Mt. Zinghmuh is a prominent mountain that ranges from Chunchung village in Hakha Township and Ramthlo village to Falam Township.The highest peak of the range located directly above Ramthlo village in Falam Township is recorded as 8414 feet (2565m) above sea level making it the third highest peak in Chin State, Myanmar after Mt.Khonumthung (10,016 ft) also known as Nat Ma Taung or Mt. Victoria ...
Chin State (Burmese: ချင်းပြည်နယ်; MLCTS: hkyang: pranynai, pronounced [tɕʰɪ́ɰ̃ pjìnɛ̀]) is a state in western Myanmar.Chin State is bordered by Sagaing Division and Magway Division to the east, Rakhine State to the south, the Chattogram Division of Bangladesh to the west, and the Indian states of Mizoram to the west and Manipur to the north.
The white-browed nuthatch is endemic to Nat Ma Taung, also known as Mount Victoria, in the southern Chin Hills of Myanmar. It inhabits old oak groves at high elevations, generally above 2,600 m (8,500 ft). The numbers of the species are poorly known but are estimated at a few thousand individuals.
In 1956 Chit Ko Ko with colleague U Maung Gale accompanied Frank and Jean Kingdon-Ward on a second expedition to Mount Victoria in the Chin Hills. Then 70 years old, this was Kingdon-Ward's last major expedition. [2]